Met Éireann has warned of damaging gusts and coastal flooding as Storm Erik approaches the country. Damaging gusts of up to 130 km/h are expected in the counties of Galway, Mayo and Donegal on Friday. A status orange weather alert has been issued for those three counties with a warning that wind speeds in excess of 130 km/h can be expected in coastal areas. Wind speeds are expected to peak at 9am on Friday morning. Met Éireann has also warned that Storm Erik could generate very high seas as well as coastal flooding with a combination of low pressure, high seas and high tides.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2019 09:45 UTC